NYU Contract Faculty Union Authorizes Strike After Failed Negotiations

Contract Faculty United - United Auto Workers (CFU-UAW), representing over 900 professors at New York University, has voted with 90% approval to authorize a strike following 15 months of unsuccessful bargaining. The union, which includes many arts faculty from schools like Steinhardt and Tisch, seeks improved job security, pay, academic freedom protections, and safeguards regarding AI and intellectual property. NYU administrators have been accused of labor law violations and stalling negotiations, with a deadline of March 23 to reach an agreement and avoid a work stoppage. Key concerns include the growth of contingent faculty positions, which now make up half of NYU's full-time teaching staff, and threats to academic expression.